TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, LLC

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, LLC in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
Employer TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, LLC Report ID 2016042909
Address 5001 Fairield Road City, State ZIP PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS 71603
Event Date April 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 34.18000, -92.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a blow valve on a digester. The line was broken and was open for 15 minutes. When the employee returned to remove the two remaining bolts on the right side of the valve, the employee was exposed to black liquor from the paper processing line. The liquor came down and burned the employee's abdomen, left thigh, and both arms.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2016, a worker at TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP, LLC in PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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